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Union Calendar No. 675 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5864 

[Report No. 115–872] 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish qualifications for 

the human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration 

of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 17, 2018 

Mr. BOST (for himself, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. MEADOWS, and Mr. 

RUTHERFORD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

JULY 24, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Mr. POLIQUIN, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 

BERGMAN, Mr. WESTERMAN, and Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS

JULY 24, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish qualifications for the human resources positions within the 

Veterans Health Administration of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VA Hospitals Estab5 lishing Leadership Performance Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. QUALIFICATIONS FOR HUMAN RESOURCES POSI7 TIONS WITHIN THE VETERANS HEALTH AD8 MINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

9 VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS.—Not 

11 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

12 this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— 

13 (1) establish qualifications for each human re14 sources position within the Veterans Health Admin15 istration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 

16 (2) establish standardized performance metrics 

17 for each such position; and 

18 (3) submit to Congress a report containing the 

19 qualifications and standardized performance metrics 

20 established under paragraphs (1) and (2). 

21 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the es22 tablishment of the qualifications and performance metrics 

23 under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 

24 United States shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ 

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1 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate a report con2 taining— 

3 (1) a description of the implementation of such 

4 qualifications and performance metrics; and 

5 (2) an assessment of the quality of such quali6 fications and performance metrics. 


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Union Calendar No. 675 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5864 

[Report No. 115–872] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to esfor other purposes. tion of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and sitions within the Veterans Health Administra- tablish qualifications for the human resources poJULY 24, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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